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Dounia et la Princesse d'Alep

Dounia et la Princesse d'Alep

  1. Overview
  2. Description
  3. Fact Sheet

Meet Dounia, a child forced to leave her home.

After directing the 10-episode animated series Dounia released in 2020, Marya Zarif and André Kadi present the feature film Dounia et la Princesse d’Alep at the Annecy Festival. In 2021, Marya Zarif also created the illustrated comic book Dounia published by Bayard Canada.

A touching tale about a child forced to leave her home to find a new house with her grandparents. Sensitively and intelligently tackled, and interwoven with incidents linked to fleeing a war-torn country alongside here loved ones.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Dounia et la Princesse d'Alep

    Directed by: Marya ZARIF, André KADI

    Country: Canada

    Year of production: 2022

    Running time: 01 h 11 min 30 s

  • Technique

    Category: Sneak preview

    Techniques used: 2D computer

    Version: Version originale française

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Kids, Family

  • Credits

    Directed by: Marya ZARIF, André KADI

    Production: TOBO MÉDIA, Judith BEAUREGARD

    Distribution: HAUT ET COURT DISTRIBUTION, Laurence PETIT

    Artistic direction: Marie-Michelle Laflamme

    Script: Marya Zarif

    Storyboard: Julie Fréchette

    Sets: Cora Naomée Grenon, Noémie Klopfenstein

    Animation: Audrey Michaud, Hugo Giard-Leclerc, Julie Fréchette, Gérémy Sorlini, Éloi G. Thibault, Keshan Chen, Marc-Olivier Côté

    Compositing: Karine Vézina

    Music: Pierre Yves Drapeau

    Sound: Pierre Yves Drapeau